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Novell Netware
File Recovery and Forensics
What is Netware?
• Novell Netware is a network operating system that works on LDAP principles to offer users a robust platform for hosting files printers and other network related services.
History of Netware
• Early design in 1983• Designed to host files to DOS workstations• First OS to use Network Drive Mapping to local
workstations • Propriety Designer of the IPX network interface • Originally manufactured by the SuperSet
Corporation bought by Novell in 1983 to support a Network OS for the hardware Novell was making at the time.
Netware Facts
Website: www.novell.com
Company/developer:
Novell, Inc.
Source model: Closed source
Latest stable release: 6.5 SP6 / November 6, 2006
Kernel type: Hybrid kernel
Default user interface: CLI
License: Proprietary
Working state: Current
Client / Server Interface
• With the introduction of Netware 5 Novell Offers its users and administrators a never before seen level of off server management. Meaning that the majority of all work can be done without directly accessing the server through Console1 or Novell’s imanager software
Who uses Netware?
Who Likes Netware?
Tony Does
Packet Encryption – How off Server administration works for Forensics• With Netware’s heavy inclusion of RSA standard
encryption all transmission from the server to the client (including web clients) is encrypted insuring secure communication and data continuity
File Recovery
Programs to Use:
- NWFiler (Novell File Utility)
- Kroll Ontrack for Netware
Why not Disk Editor
• Norton Disk Editor was designed for FAT Partitions, without further testing there's no evidence to support what disk editor will do to a NFS
Filer
• On Console or via Network
Salvaging Files
To Recover Files use the Salvage Deleted Files Option
To Recover Files from Directories that exist in the File system
To Recover Deleted Directories
Enter a Extension or leave as wildcard
Navigate to the Folder, Only deleted files and directories will appear in the file browser
MAC Information Confirmation
Recovered file is shown in the original directory
Filer Methodology
• Filer was originally intended to be a file browser for Netware administrators
• Filer can be used to recover files that have not been purged from the system (files are only purged when a administrator purges it using the “purge” option from the filer menu
When Files have been Purged
• Kroll On track File Recovery for Netware
• Must Be installed on Server – NLM Netware Loadable module
• Only accessed by the Server Console or RconsoleJ (Netware remote console with imanager)
•Use NetFile Option
Selecting a Volume File Tree
Supported Recovery Destinations
First Response
Tools to use:
• Novell Console 1
• Novell Netware Client
• Novell NWADMIN
• Novell Imanager
Items to Record
• Time
• IP / IPX Configuration
• Users Connected to the Server
• Server Running Processes
• MAC Times
• Console Commands
• Log Files
Time – Console
• To record the time from the system console simply execute the command “time”
Internet Protocol and IPX Configuration - Console
• From the server console execute the command “ipconfig”
Internet Protocol and IPX Configuration – Remote
• Open Console 1• Right Click on Server Object• Under the general – Identification Tab the
IP and IPX address are listed
Users connected to the server – Client variant
• Novell Send Message Dialog
To access the send message dialog left click on the N icon in the windows
taskbar, expand the NetWare utilities and click the send message to users
menu option
Users Connected to the Server – imanager variant
• Launch imanager• Click the connections menu item
Server Running Processes - Console
To establish processes or programs running on the Netware server, first the user should login to the GUI environment on the
server, the open the “remote console program” which simply provides a GUI version of the console, additionally it provides a
more organized view for the various console functions. To cycle through the running processes click the screens menu
option, this will illustrate the running programs, also if the examiner wishes to view the parameters in which the programs are running
simply click on the option under the screens command
Server Running Processes - imanager
• Launch imanager • Choose the “screens”
command from the menu
• This will display all applications running on the server
MAC Times
• Map Volumes to local drives
• Use DOS command to view mac times
Console Commands
To view recent commands that have been accessed on the server, the GUI Console LOG file will be used, to access the file click on the Utilities and “console
log” item from the main menu
The accompanying window will show all commands executed on
the server
Log Files• Log’s are stored in the system volume
under the following path
• SYS: JAVA/NWGFX
• Must be logged in as admin to access this directory
The Lab: Setup
• Groups of 2 or 3
• Two computers connected to a switch
• One server, one investigative workstation
• Static Assigned IP addresses
• Server: 172.16.0.6, Workstation: 172.16.0.7 (255.255.0.0)
Computer 1 : Server
• Open the VMWARE image of the server
• Run the VMWARE image of the server
Computer 2: Investigative Machine
Option A Option B
Install the following: •Netware Client
•Console 1
Use the Vmware image
Accounts
Tree CSI1
Context: Admin
Server: Theserver
Username: admin
Password: tcpip
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